tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758330335100037759.post4829241705240916430..comments2024-03-24T20:57:52.965-05:00Comments on Sacrifice of Love: The gift of a car: Musings on being a "one car family"AnneMariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13462442204217572325noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758330335100037759.post-78035922849845171982019-07-01T13:07:16.019-05:002019-07-01T13:07:16.019-05:00Oh Shannon, I'm so sorry to hear that the mini...Oh Shannon, I'm so sorry to hear that the minivan is out of commission! I imagine that it would be hard going down to one vehicle after being used to having two. I hope that the minivan gets up and running sooner rather than later, and that in the meantime, coordinating transportation goes smoothly! AnneMariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13462442204217572325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758330335100037759.post-76897632576320929472019-06-27T06:10:55.614-05:002019-06-27T06:10:55.614-05:00We used to live on the outskirts of DC. Many peopl...We used to live on the outskirts of DC. Many people there didn't have cars and didn't need cars because the public transportation system was excellent. However, where we live now we definitely need at least one vehicle. <br />Your post is very timely for me because we currently only have one vehicle. We have my minivan, but the transmission went out on my husband's van. We don't Shannon @ Of The Hearthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13211053395897432251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758330335100037759.post-45666994522613057512019-06-21T20:46:45.060-05:002019-06-21T20:46:45.060-05:00In many parts of America, it is extremely difficul...In many parts of America, it is extremely difficult to get around without a car! Angel and I each owned our own cars when we got married, so we were a two-car family there (and needed to be, as my school schedule and his hospital schedule would have been tough to manage--and he worked 40 minutes away). In China, we had no car and lived in a big city and took the bus or metro or walked everywhere-Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07894832851934334471noreply@blogger.com